Sunday, February 6, 2011

Episode 30: Mojo's Reptile Rescue

Living on a mountain, we are lucky to have a lot of wildlife around us. We often will wake up to find deer chomping on our weeds, frogs croaking in our ponds, and the creek babbling behind our house. Occasionally in our ponds we will have some special visitors, like the box turtle. We enjoy these visits because it gives us the opportunity to observe the animals in their natural habitats and it gives the kids a quick, authentic, science lesson.

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing after hearing the story.

1. Create your very own animal riddles. Write down different characteristics of the animal you want to describe and then read them to a family member or friend and see if they can guess. An example would be from our story:This animal is green and can tuck his head and legs in his shell to protect himself.

2. Visit this website about turtles to learn some "fast facts" and find some more kid friendly sites about turtles to explore.

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